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  1. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Byzantium
    AV Histamenon ND
    Constantinople Mint
    Michael VII 1071-78AD (very common coin) aa176081925c039fbdcd15422c752e2f.jpg
     
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  3. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Byzantium
    AV Histamenon ND
    Constantinople Mint
    Constantine IX Monomachus 1042-55
    Another common coin. Some exs exist with two starbursts either side of Emperor/ these were struck in 1054 the year of a Super Novae! 1f5f2a6d853acff0091be4fc7d7864ac.jpg
     
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  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    England (Anglo-Saxon): silver penny of Edward the Confessor, struck ca. 1062-1065
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  5. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    Still a bit of meat left on that one. Nice penny
     
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  6. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Byzantium.....
    AV Histamenon ND
    Constantinople Mint
    Isaac I Comnenus 1057-59SD 90001950.jpg
     
  7. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    I like the reverse on that one
     
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  8. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Byzantium
    AV Histamenon ND
    Constantinople Mint
    Constantine X Ducas 1059-67AD image01315.jpg
     
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  9. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    To me, that is a stunning combination of misshapen flan and an almost perfectly centered strike.
     
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  10. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Ceylon
    AV Mas ND 1/4 (990-1100AD)
    Anonymous Kings auslandische-munzen-und-medaillen-1967463.jpg
     
  11. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Ceylon/ Kalinga Dynasty (900-1100AD)
    AV Kahavanu ND
    King looks like Jimmy Durante! 60a88448a3780058c2449ed72c9eec7b.jpg
     
  12. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Sulayhids
    Queen Arwa bint Ahmad AH 484-532
    AV Half Dinar AH 487 (1094-5AD)
    Dhu Jibla Mint
    Got this MS coin for under $200 bucks! lf - 2023-03-05T100358.092.jpg lf - 2023-03-05T100415.095.jpg
     
  13. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Fatimids/ Egypt
    AV Dinar AH 467 (1097AD)
    Misr Mint
    Caliph al-Mustansir 7efa62019158cfc6aa3462df2497e218.jpg
     
  14. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Ikhshidids/ Egypt-Syria
    AV Dinar AH342 (972AD)
    Misr Mint
    Caliph Abu'l-Qasim Unajar AH334-49
    This belongs 900-999AD ikhshidid-abu-l-qasim-unujur-334-349h-gold-1695635.jpg
     
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  15. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    Ren Zong 1034-1038 景祐元寶 (Song Dynasty) Ren Zong 1034-1038 景祐元寶.jpg
     
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  16. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    Now we start 1100CE-1200CE. Have fun. The posted examples have been great so far.
     
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  17. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    a holdover from prev. century
    Struck AH490-92 (1097/98AD)
    Nishapur Mint (off flan) lf - 2023-03-06T153813.013.jpg lf - 2023-03-06T153832.897.jpg
     
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  18. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    1139-55AD reign period lf - 2023-03-06T154210.893.jpg lf - 2023-03-06T154228.089.jpg
     
  19. cmezner

    cmezner do ut des Supporter

    Finally I am able to post something, though it is mounted on a pin (can be easily removed but it was a gift from my father so I'll leave it as is:cool:)

    John II Comnenus Ducas, AU (or EL?) Hyperpyron
    Constantinople, first coinage, ca. 1118 - 1122
    30.6 mm, aprox. 4.23 g
    Nomisma DOC IV-1a.2; CLBC I 3.1.1; Morrisson BnF 1 ff; Wroth BMC 10; Ratto 2094; Grierson 1064; Sommer 60.1; Sear 1938; SB 1938

    Ob.: Christ seated facing on backless throne with 3 pellets on each arm, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right hand in benediction, book of Gospels with five pellets on cover cradled on left arm; IC-XC-barred - (Jesus Christ), flanking head; double border
    Rev.: half-length figures of Virgin on right and John II Comnenus with beard on left, together holding a patriarchal cross. Virgin nimbate with pallium and maphorium, and John wearing crown, loros and akakia, manus Dei above emerging from cloud; around +IΩ ∆EXΠOTH − Θς -barred - at right MHP barred

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  20. cmezner

    cmezner do ut des Supporter

    And a Friedrich I, also known as Frederick Brabarossa, AR Bracteate in very bad shape with part of the legend missing:(...

    Imperial mint Altenburg, 1152 - 1190
    0.764 g
    Sammlung (Slg.) Bonhoff 1185; Slg. A. - Fd. Seega 526 Var.; Slg. Löbbecke 697; F. Erfurt 58 var; Gotha 329; Belfort 1173

    Emperor on throne holding lis-headed scepter and imperial orb. Crescent left of the head; (FRIDERICVS•) IMPERATOR•ET•SEMP•AV

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  21. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

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